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West Africa
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West Africa

Population

386,908,402

GDP total

$641,648.86 million

Countries

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

5.470.18

Criminality Score

2nd of 5 African regions

Criminal markets

5.390.17

Human trafficking

6.170.64

Human smuggling

4.430.20

Arms trafficking

5.500.27

Flora crimes

5.50-0.23

Fauna crimes

5.670.14

Non-renewable resource crimes

5.80-0.20

Heroin trade

3.90-0.33

Cocaine trade

6.000.80

Cannabis trade

5.870.17

Synthetic drug trade

5.070.27

Criminal actors

5.550.20

Mafia-style groups

2.570.14

Criminal networks

6.430.03

State-embedded actors

6.900.17

Foreign actors

6.300.47

4.06-0.20

Resilience Score

2nd of 5 African regions

Political leadership & governance

3.97-0.36

Government transparency and accountability

3.90-0.10

International cooperation

5.13-0.20

National policies and laws

4.40-0.43

Judicial system and detention

3.93-0.07

Law enforcement

4.20-0.30

Territorial integrity

4.33-0.10

Anti-money laundering

3.87-0.33

Economic regulatory capacity

4.07-0.16

Victim and witness support

2.830.10

Prevention

3.170.07

Non-state actors

4.87-0.53

4.06 5.55 5.39 4.06 5.55 5.39

Mauritania

Capital

Nouakchott

Area

1,030,700 km²

Geography type

Coastal

Income group

Lower middle income

4.38-0.23

Criminality Score

40th of 54 African countries

5th of 6 North Africa countries

Criminal markets

4.000.30

Human trafficking

7.500.50

Human smuggling

6.001.50

Arms trafficking

4.000.50

Flora crimes

1.000.00

Fauna crimes

3.500.50

Non-renewable resource crimes

3.500.50

Heroin trade

1.500.00

Cocaine trade

4.50-0.50

Cannabis trade

6.500.50

Synthetic drug trade

2.00-0.50

Criminal actors

4.75-0.75

Mafia-style groups

2.50-3.50

Criminal networks

4.500.50

State-embedded actors

7.000.00

Foreign actors

5.000.00

3.080.42

Resilience Score

40th of 54 African countries

5th of 6 North Africa countries

Political leadership & governance

4.001.00

Government transparency and accountability

3.501.50

International cooperation

3.00-0.50

National policies and laws

3.500.00

Judicial system and detention

2.500.50

Law enforcement

3.000.00

Territorial integrity

4.500.50

Anti-money laundering

4.001.00

Economic regulatory capacity

3.000.00

Victim and witness support

1.500.50

Prevention

2.000.00

Non-state actors

2.500.50

3.08 4.75 4.00 3.08 4.75 4.00

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